im scared

hi im mongju, completely new to UTAU and the community. i downloaded open UTAU a week ago and now i honestly dont know what to do. i wanted to learn UTAU so that i could make songs with UTAU voices because
1. my singing sucks lol
2. honestly i just think that voice synths (whatever you call them) are cool
my goal was to eventually make voicebanks for some of my OCs for original songs and covers. however... it seems that ive bitten a bit more than i could chew with this one.

its times like these that i wonder why im a mac user because every source keeps saying to use OREMO and the only resource ive been able to find that has OREMO for mac is completely unavailible now. sorry if i sound like im panicking i promise im typing all of this with a straight face also sorry for yapping.

might as well use my intro to ask questions

1. do i have to do everything in japanese as a beginner (no english songs/covers, all lyrics have to be in hiragana, use a japanese voicebank)?
2. whats the etiquette for utaforum?
3. can i make a korean VB as my first VB instead of a japanese one (is it too hard for a beginner)? i already know the basics for korean reading and writing and i really dont want to have to learn the basics of another language right now as im not in the right headspace
4. what can i do as a beginner to improve my ability to use open UTAU?
5. how do i stop being scared

sorry if im being annoying

thank you so much. i feel less scared now, more hopeful. ill keep your advice in mind

Mr. Cloud said:

I could help a little. Instead of using the Original UTAU app, you should try using OpenUTAU, because it’s a lot more beginner friendly and has multi-language support for languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Italian, etc. and can also support not just UTAUloids, but voices from ENUNU, Diffsinger, and VoiceVox. The OpenUTAU app even has a built-in pitch editor so it’s easier to tune things instead of using a completely separate pitch editor plugin!

1. No, you don’t have to do everything in Japanese.
2. Try not to spam, basic online rules, etc.
3. If you want to make a Korean voicebank as a beginner, try finding a reclist for it, and a pronunciation guide if you’re not a native speaker.
I just made a C + V Korean voicebank, meaning the consonants and vowels were separate, so it would be easier for me.
4. Find tutorials, maybe ask a friend who also uses OpenUTAU
5. You don’t have to be scared, a lot of people here are nice, so don’t be ashamed to ask any questions you may have.

I was insecure too when I first started vocal synthesizers because I was new to it and kinda had no idea what I was supposed to be doing on those apps, and my vocal files and instrumental files and stuff, weren’t that good at first. It takes time to improve.

and uh, You weren’t being annoying. I get where you’re coming from. I was in the same boat, too, at first.

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SaKe said:

First off, you can still record an UTAU even if you don’t like your singing. The only objective thing about this hobby is otoing, and, also, you don’t have to sing when you record. It’s more like voice acting.
Second off, you can record any bank you want as a beginner! OpenUTAU, the more modern version of UTAU, has an option (phonemizers) where you can input lyrics in romaji and it converts it to hiragana for you.
For Korean, I would heavily recommend just doing CV. The only VCCV Korean reclist available has some issues and VCV Korean is really long.

For beginners I’ll always recommend:
- Reading Yin’s oto guide (external website, pretty easy to find on Google)
- Printing/drawing out a hiragana chart you can reference

Don’t be scared! UTAU is one of those hobbies that seems intimidating from the outside but is actually really easy.

(And, as for forum etiquette, just don’t spam or swear too much. Pretty standard for discussion boards.)

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thank you! ill definetely check out the guide and keep the other stuff in mind. also thank you for the reassurance.